Bowfishing
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Yeah im trying to start this summer. At the local lake for bass(Its private property and i have gotten permission from the home owner's association). I think this will be a fun thing to do.
Toxic Fish 9999;4137110; said:
The lake i fish they are almost rough fish. The average is under a pound and they are thinking about just removing everything and restocking because the overpopulation is so bad.
i have done it for mullet and stuff in saltwater here in florida. its pretty fun but you really have to get used to aiming because an arrow through water moves different than an arrow through air. in my experience i always aimed lower than where it looked like the fish was
They gotta be REAL close to the surface... cuz the arrow loses its velocity REALLY fast (around a foot) where its at 0 energy...Awh physics lol
i am an avid bowfisherman...it is the best...the fish must be within 10' of you to stand a good chance...they should be within 2' of the surface...i go with 200lb test line as all the other stuff just snaps and i loss aros...depending on the draw weight of your bow you can shoot farther and deeper...the distances i told you were with 50#...i use 80-85# draw...move slow and aim low...if you think you are low enough go 6" lower...the defraction of the water is very deciving, but you will get the feel of it...also you will miss ALOT...my first few times it was like 100 missed shots to 1 hit...with a tubular fish like bass that will be doubbled on the miss to hit ratio...go for body shots to improve your hit %...any other q's i'll answer for you, if you want you can pm me as i am not always looking in this section much...